Vendée Globe: Kevin Escoffier on his liferaft, Jean Le Cam is routed December 1, 2020 The skipper Kevin Escoffier (PRB) is on board his liferaft after having triggered his emergency beacon on Monday, November 30 in the afternoon. After… Continue Reading
Éric Bellion: “Fear of the Deep South wins the Vendée Globe” November 23, 2020 The cross : After two weeks of racing, the sailors have crossed, or are about to cross, the equator. Is it time for their… Continue Reading
Second chance Vendée Globe for Jérémie Beyou November 17, 2020 Its ascent at high tide in the famous channel of Les Sables d’Olonne is scheduled for around 3:30 p.m. “Charal” and its skipper, Jérémie… Continue Reading
Vendée Globe: “The dismasting is the worst” November 16, 2020 “Oh shit, no, not Nicolas, not the mast”. Bertrand de Broc, who learns the news from us, is sorry for his colleague and opponent… Continue Reading
Vendée Globe: sailors under telephone assistance November 13, 2020 It is a time that foams under the age of 60 cannot know. In the prehistoric times of the first Vendée Globe, in 1989,… Continue Reading
Bread three times blessed with the Vendée Globe November 11, 2020 In a little over a month, Alexia Barrier will be opening the bag where her “peace” bread is vacuum-sealed. It is in the great… Continue Reading
The Swiss at the sea foot of the Vendée Globe November 10, 2020 “Like all Swiss, I am able to say where I was and what I was doing during Alinghi’s two America’s Cup victories.” For the… Continue Reading
Vendée Globe foilers are already distancing themselves November 9, 2020 The dozen boats equipped with recent foils – these appendages present on the sides of the hull and allowing the boats to fly in… Continue Reading
The other Vendée Globe race, that of adventurers November 9, 2020 “We have a huge chance to go to sea in this special context. To have the right to travel, to adventure and to escape… Continue Reading
The Vendée Globe and its racing cars have cast off on the sly November 8, 2020 Thirty-three skippers, some of whom will fly as much as sail aboard new-generation sea racing cars equipped with foils: the Vendée Globe, the legendary… Continue Reading